At Zagreb’s Institute of Physics, scientist Iva Srut Rakic researches the properties of grapheme – an extremely thin sheet of pure carbon that can be used for the production of electronics. “It has this...

When Croatia joined the European Union in 2013, vast areas of its territory became part of the EU’s Ecological network. The network, termed Natura 2000, follows specific regulations on nature protection...

Krka National Park in Croatia is famous for its waterfalls, considered some of the most beautiful in the world, attracting tens of thousands of visitors a year. A new 6 kilometer-long foot path now winding...

Challenge By 2030, about 600 million jobs must be created in developing countries – mainly in Africa and Asia – to accommodate new entrants to the workforce. Such rapid job growth requires an almost unprecedented...

The town of Pula, on Croatia’s Adriatic Coast, is an archeological hotspot. Evidence of a rich and ancient history is on display around the city - including a Roman amphitheater from the 1st century...

The Bileca Waste Water plant sits on the banks of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s, on funds from international donors, including the World Bank funds. of thousands of people who drink from the lake, ar Bileca...

The Vjetrenica cave in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina has been around for 10 million years, but only recently have tourists been able to access it in an ecologically safe way that protects both them and...

When the economic crisis hit Croatia a few years back, owners of HSTec – a metal fabrication exports company in the country’s northern Dalmatian region – did everything they could not to lose their highly-skilled...

When Croatian poultry farmer Mladen Ceglec learned that new EU rules would soon apply to his country, he said that he and other farmers in his region wanted to comply. But properly managing the waste...

An emergency medical system is finally in place in Croatia, where for years there were no separate facilities for urgent medical treatment. Under the system, hundreds of technicians are now on 24-hour...

Challenge Croatia’s overarching priority is to enter the European Union on July 1, 2013 with a competitive and growing economy and the institutional capacity to meet the demands of EU membership. Before...